Good things about today:
Root beer float made with gelato, drank in 85 degree weather outside on the Plaza
Turning off the AC and opening the windows!
Seeing some of my students again at Parent-Student Orientation night
Lindsey: Why--why did you... Lorne: One last job. You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. You never will be. Lindsey: You kill me? A flunky?! I'm not just...Angel...kills me. You...Angel... Lorne: Good night, folks.
'Not Fade Away'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Strix - Aug 15, 2006 7:53:26 pm PDT #2841 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
aurelia - Aug 15, 2006 7:55:05 pm PDT #2842 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
It's wierd because up to this age I've mostly given books that I've read. I've heard great things about Holes, but I haven't had any inclination to pick it up for myself.
Amazon has The Great Brain [link]
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2006 8:47:59 pm PDT #2843 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Encyclopedia Brown and the Mysterious Presidency of George W. Bush--PDF preview of a parody book.
Nilly - Aug 15, 2006 10:28:53 pm PDT #2844 of 10001
Swouncing
Skipping and poking head to post that, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is DebetEsse's birthday. Happy birthday, DebetEsse! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!
Lee - Aug 15, 2006 10:30:14 pm PDT #2845 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Happy Birthday Debetesse!
Pix - Aug 15, 2006 11:28:49 pm PDT #2846 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY, DEBET!
Tom Scola - Aug 16, 2006 1:16:32 am PDT #2847 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Happy Birthday Debet!!!
Encyclopedia Brown and the Mysterious Presidency of George W. Bush
In his spare time, Encyclopedia ran a detective agency out of his garage with Sally Kimball, his junior partner. Sally was the prettiest girl in the fifth grade and the toughest, too. She was the only person who could stand up to Bugs Meany, Encyclopedia’s arch enemy and the leader of the local gang, the Tigers. Sally’s parents wondered if she might be a lesbian.
vw bug - Aug 16, 2006 1:46:41 am PDT #2848 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Happy Birthday, DebetEsse! Hope this year brings wonderful and fun new challenges and experiences!
Tom Scola - Aug 16, 2006 2:00:05 am PDT #2849 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
In one experiment, experts in karate, boxing, kung fu, and tae kwon do all took turns striking the dummy in the face.
The researchers were surprised to find that boxing is the fighting style capable of delivering the most force in a single punch.
Jesse - Aug 16, 2006 3:14:34 am PDT #2850 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy birthday, DebetEsse!!
I liked Holes a lot.
Thanks, Plei. Sadly, that site does not meet my friend's needs, which is a location with lots of reasonably priced pretty things. The boyfriend is all caught up in the Wedding Industrial Complex and freaking out about the thought of spending thousands of dollars. She would like to show him that hundreds of dollars is fine.